At 09:54 4/26/99 -0400, David..M wrote:

>Diesels have the reputation of being dirty and noisy and they will never
>get rid of that reputation. Electric or fuel cell vehicles will arrive
>before diesel is accepted.

And, sadly, recent studies cited in _Scientific American_ are showing that
lung disease in cities is directly proportional to the amount of
particulates in the air.  Diesel engines generate a lot of particulates.
The (unrealistic, IMHO) US project to develop an extremely high-mileage,
low-polluting, high-performance family vehicle was forced to reject diesel
engine right from the start b/c of the particulate emissions.

:(
david

David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net